No pre-7th century CE South Indian free-standing stone temples have survived. Samples of early major South Indian temples which have survived, some in ruins, consist of the assorted models at Mahabalipuram, from the seventh and 8th generations. According to Meister, the Mahabalipuram temples are "monolithic models of a number of https://newswiresconnect.blogspot.com/2024/02/temple-heritage-and-cultural-history-of.html